Measurement Computing Analyzer488 - Manual (Page 164)

Section 4 Serial Controller
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SET RELATIVE
The SET RELATIVE command is used to specify the reference pointer
(location 00000) of the record memory to be used in the Relative Addressing Format
(see RELATIVE ON). The record memory reference pointer must be a number from 0
to 32767 when using absolute addressing and from -32767 to +32767 when using
relative addressing.
The query option, SET RELATIVE?, returns the current reference pointer.
TYPE Record command
SYNTAX SET RELATIVE{[?]|[location]}
location
is a memory address of the record memory
RESPONSE None
MODE Any
BUS STATES None
QUERY The string SET RELATIVE nnnnn
RESPONSE nnnnn is a five digit decimal number, from -32767 to +32767.
EXAMPLES PRINT#1,"ERASE"
PRINT#1,"RELATIVE OFF"
PRINT#1,"CONTROLLER ON"
PRINT#1,"RECORD ON"
PRINT#1,"CLEAR 20"
PRINT#1,"RECORD OFF"
PRINT #1,"VIEW 2"
INPUT#1,A$;PRINT A$
Returns: 00002 0534
PRINT#1,"SET RELATIVE 2"
PRINT#1,"RELATIVE ON"
PRINT#1,"VIEW 0"
INPUT#1,A$;PRINT A$
Returns: +00000 0534
PRINT#1,"SET RELATIVE 10"
PRINT#1,"VIEW -10"
INPUT#1,A$;PRINT A$
Returns: -00010 0534